D&B Golden Christmas Wheat
Started 4 Oct 98
Bottled 10 Oct 98
This is a big task - best done some months prior
to Christmas to allow sharp flavours to mellow
Better still - make during this Christmas holidays
for the following Christmas to allow it to fully mature
Ingredients
Morgan's Golden Sheaf Wheat Beer Mix
500 gms Yellow Box Honey
1 Kg Dry Wheat Malt Extract
1 Kg Light Malt Extract
1.5 Kg Amber Malt Extract
3 Cinnamon Sticks crushed
1 teaspoons Allspice
1 Clove
Zest of 4 Oranges
Juice of 4 Oranges
7 oz Chopped Ginger Root
15 gms Halletauer Hops
15 gms Northern Brewer Hops
1 pkt Morgan's Ale Yeast (comes with can)
Start yeast in water with 1-2 tbspn Malt Extract
Boil 15 gms Hops in 2L water for 30 mins
Add 15 gms Northern Brewer Hops and boil for another 10 mins
Steep for 20 mins - strain into fermenter
Bring Honey, Orange Juice and Spice Mix to boil, simmer for 30 mins
Steep for 20 mins - strain into fermenter
Add Wheat Beer Mix and Extracts
Top with cold water
Pitch Yeast
Facts and Figures
OG 1.075 FG: 1.024
Alcohol around 10%
23 Litres
Analysis
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Very active bubbling for 3-4 days then slowed down to almost stopped prior to bottling day Very golden colour Tasted good at bottling with fruity taste - less spicy than dark Xmas brew Bottled in Green and brown Grolsch-type bottles and assorted others Special labels made for Xmas gifts to friends Mature taste - a beer that you either love or hate beccause of the powerful fruit and spice flavours. For me its a nice special event type beer (couldn't drink it all night) but I would probably throttle back on the stronger spices next time Very fruity (mainly orange) with allspice background - relatively sweet Strong alcohol evident Has flavour characteristics of a liqueur Would go good with Christmas Pudding or other sweet foods
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